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RIKECOLOR YG - gardenia yellow food color

Gardenia yellow color is obtained from the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. It is a water soluble yellow color with Crocin, which is the same ingredient as Saffron yellow, as its principal-ingredient. From long ago, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis was used as a herbal medicine and food color in Asia. Today, Crocin is widely used as a food color in Chinese noodles, pastry, desserts, and confections.

Crocin yellow color may turn green if it is used in fermented food and food made of flour. The cause of this color change lies in Geniposide, a type of ilidoid glycoside, which becomes blue through enzymatic reaction. This blue color and Crocin yellow color combine to produce the green color. The RIKECOLOR YG series employs a special method to separate (Patent No.1270776) Geniposide and is produced under consistent production control. Thus, the food color does not turn green and has a fixed-quality yellow color.
 

Characteristics

  1. Manufactured under consistent production control from raw materials and a stable yellow food color haves outstanding coloring properties.
  2. Since this food color does not turn green, it can be safely used in flour-based food and fermented food.
  3. This food color is water soluble and displays a vivid yellow color.
  4. This food color is stable on the alkaline side and has outstanding coloring properties.
  5. Various products are available in powder, granule, and liquid, and can be used in various ways according to food processing.
formula of Crocin
Absorbency curve